GMAT Strategy

I have been enrolled in a Kaplan course on and off for what appears to be 3 or 4 years. Anyhow, the last 40 days or so I have started studying and am looking to finetune my studies and am looking for suggestions on improving my score.

I am studying currently off fourth edition Manhattan GMAT books and Kaplan's online course.

It's been 40 days and am looking for advice on how many hours per day and where to study and if there is hope for me to improve.

I took the Kaplan Diagnostic CAT in mid July. I got a 550 and was quite depressed. I studied about 1-2 hours a day since then and scored a 600. I do have the time so any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

I'm a quant-only tutor.

The 3 biggest mistakes in quant prep I see in my students are:
1. Studying too little time a day: minimum 2 hours a day is required for quant only
2. Not studying the theory: read the theory in Manhattan books and solve the warmup problems there
3. Not solving problems by yourself: solve official problems from the official guide, quant review, or close to those from Princeton Review books.

You need to study in a quiet place like your home or a library. Starbuck and other coffee shops are the worst places to study - too much noise and distruction.

It's a good idea to get a tutor who can monitor you, give you problems to solve, teach you how to solve them etc. Just don't assume tutoring time substitutes study by yourself time. Only when you solve problems by yourself, you will learn the approches the tutor tells you.

tutorphd wrote: It's a good idea to get a tutor who can monitor you, give you problems to solve, teach you how to solve them etc.

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